Sr. OBD System Development Engineer

The role

You will serve as a diagnostic system expert for vehicle sub-systems. You will define requirements, develop diagnostic monitoring strategies, and integrate diagnostic system coverage for engineering, manufacturing, and service.

What you will do

• Drive diagnostic system development of onboard diagnostic (OBD) systems for vehicle sub-systems.
• Interface between the diagnostic organization and system engineering, controls, software, manufacturing, and service teams.
• Plan and coordinate OBD feature development within broader program plans.
• Define diagnostic system requirements based on stakeholder inputs and DFMEA.
• Identify fault detection mechanisms and develop diagnostic monitoring strategies.
• Work with software, test and integration, and calibration teams to ensure implementation.
• Ensure complete verification of requirements and architectural design.
• Intake feedback from manufacturing, service, reliability, quality, and development.
• Support technical integration of the domain at the manufacturing plant.
• Support diagnostic feature realization in manufacturing and service environments.

Required qualifications

• BS in Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in an engineering role
• Experience with Requirements Engineering, Systems Engineering and E/E Architecture tasks
• Hands-on working capability with electromechanical (vehicle) systems
• Ability to troubleshoot and root cause complex systems
• Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols (CAN, CANFD, ETH, LIN, UART, SENT, etc.)
• Familiarity with diagnostic communication protocols (e.g., UDS, OBDonUDS, SOVD)
• Familiarity with diagnostic standards (SAE J2012, SAE J1979, SAE J1930, SAE J1962, SAE J1978, etc.)
• Ability to solve complex technical problems and deliver technical projects
• Ability to collaborate with multiple cross-functional disciplines
• Ability to think fast, prioritize, and make decisions using a first principles approach
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

• Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Software related discipline
• Experience in OBD II
• Technical understanding of electrical vehicle architecture
• Experience working on electrified powertrain OBD systems
• Familiarity with C, Python, and Git

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual company performance bonus program
• Equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
• Health coverage
• Retirement savings
• Time off
• Family planning programs

About the company

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies is a joint venture between two industry leaders. They address electric vehicle challenges through technology for software-defined vehicles.